Jess Walter

Fast Facts:

• Jess Walter studied journalism and creative writing in college.
  
  
• Walter framed the first check he received for writing fiction --- a short story "Flashers, Floaters and Vitreous Detachment."
  
  
• Walter's journalism work helped the Spokane Spokesman-Review receive a Pulitzer Prize nomination.
  
  
• Jess Walter's first novel, OVER TUMBLED GRAVES, was a New York Times Notable Book in 2001.
  
  
• Aside from books and journalism work, Walter has written screenplays, short stories and essays.
  
  
• Jess Walter co-authored Christopher Darden's IN CONTEMPT, which was a bestseller.
  
  
• Jess Walter's work has been published in eight languages.
  
  

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